Popular Franchises As Tabletop RPGs
This list represents the work of various people from around the world who wanted to find a way to make lesser-known systems more accessible to newcomers as well as keep alive the history of licensed roleplaying games. It's for those who are searching for a system that meshes well with ideas they already have but don't know where to begin. It's for those who ask, "what system is best for ______" but the replies never come. I've compiled the original PDF down into a more readable and less bloated Excel sheet which has been converted back to PDF to share here. Links have been updated and the focus is on usability. Suggestions are welcome, but please make sure your suggestion isn't already listed-- you might be surprised at the scope of this project!
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There's a Touhou Project ttrpg
https://chireikiden.tumblr.com/narratograph
Nice-- never seen this one before. Next version will include it.
Quote from: yosemitemike on February 01, 2025, 06:01:24 PMThere's a Touhou Project ttrpg
https://chireikiden.tumblr.com/narratograph
Issue is you have to play as a smallish selection of canon characters, I'd say this is better https://archive.org/details/touhou-project-magnificent-youkai-of-neofantasia, also glad to see that fan made Nasuverse one get some love, I helped with the secondary PDFs (they were originally text documents) and I'm going to run it as my first game. Also glad to find another Digimon RPG, all I'd seen was an uber rules light one https://archive.org/details/digidice-1.0/Didigice%20-%20Digidestined%20Character%20Sheet%20fillable/ or an old WOD hack https://archive.org/details/digimon-tamers-in-the-world-of-digital-darkness (Yes this is my IA account if the description for the Fate books didn't make it obvious lol), the link on the site is dead, you have to join the Discord for the Digimon RPG btw.
Quote from: Witch Hunter Siegfried on February 12, 2025, 12:36:18 AMIssue is you have to play as a smallish selection of canon characters, I'd say this is better https://archive.org/details/touhou-project-magnificent-youkai-of-neofantasia,
I didn't know that one even existed.
Quote from: yosemitemike on February 12, 2025, 01:10:06 AMQuote from: Witch Hunter Siegfried on February 12, 2025, 12:36:18 AMIssue is you have to play as a smallish selection of canon characters, I'd say this is better https://archive.org/details/touhou-project-magnificent-youkai-of-neofantasia,
I didn't know that one even existed.
Forgot exactly how I found it, but funny thing the art on this version (which is the most recent) on a few of the pages was corrupted, so had to fix it myself lol by copying it over from the slightly older one (Which was a bit easier to find. Not sure how old the game is or where it was originally hosted either, to my knowledge this is the final revision.
Awesome! I'll explore this and a new version of the list should happen by the first of March. Thanks for the input.
I love archival stories like yours. Once I helped preserve an old, obscure system by convincing a stranger to scan me the only known original character sheet still intact, spending hours carefully erasing (digitally) all the blemishes, stats and pencil marks, and giving him a clean copy back as a PDF. He was floored and I was just thankful to have the original character sheet for use.
Not a system but here's a D&D 3X hack for Disgaea https://archive.org/details/roleplaying-in-the-disgaeaverse
Here's a few more for Touhou:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/101ttpNOmt9N5B9Dz11ZolkA9sFKfkIAxWUWYeVoPfcc/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.iz64syuft5bf
https://archive.org/details/touhou-tale-of-phantasmal-land/Touhou%20Tale%20of%20Phantasmal%20Land%20Character%20Sheet/
Also MERP, the old LOTR RPG should be here too.
EDIT: The Fate RPG (The Unauthorized RPG) Could also be for Tsukihime (Which is what the cover art on the main book is from) and/or Garden of Sinners/Kara no Kyoukai it's 2 sister series.
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Awesome! I'll explore this and a new version of the list should happen by the first of March. Thanks for the input.
I love archival stories like yours. Once I helped preserve an old, obscure system by convincing a stranger to scan me the only known original character sheet still intact, spending hours carefully erasing (digitally) all the blemishes, stats and pencil marks, and giving him a clean copy back as a PDF. He was floored and I was just thankful to have the original character sheet for use.
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Aye it was weird, as the slightly older version was the one that was easier to find too (0.9.2.1 vs this one which is 0.9.5.4) had an (assuredly 3rd party) google drive upload, Funniest one was uploading another fan made Fate RPG I found at the same time as the Nasuverse one which I threw up on IA and TTS as I like to do and a week later the site that hosted it died off, it's on my IA but frankly I don't like it as the class systems make it impossible to make certain characters (like Kirei or Shiki (either of them lol)) hence not linking it lol. The Fate Nasuverse one I wanted to put on TTS hence making the PDFs and given the creator is a mutual of mine on another site, I sent him the stuff and he liked it hence it being on the website, Took me forever but IMO it was worth it, especially as I'm going to run it.
There is an OSR Berserk game floating around on the internet. I can't find a link but I think I have the pdf somewhere. I could maybe upload it to Archive.org or something. I'll let you know if I can.
There's also Sacrifice: An Incense and Iron RPG (https://blackoathgames.com/store/sacrifice-an-incense-iron-rpg), which is very directly a Berserk RPG under another name.
Speaking of which, there's also Syma: Incense and Iron Dungeoncrawling which I have heard described as a bit of an unofficial adaptation of Dark Souls, and the official Dark Souls RPG Books that came out for 5th edition. There's also the Eldritch Hunt Kickstarter, which is an unofficial adaptation of Bloodborne.
There's the Elfquest RPG, which Chaosium is bringing back for nostalgia bucks (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/chaosium/elfquest-classic)
There are many, many RPG adaptations of Fritz Leiber's Lankhmar/Fafhrd & The Grey Mouser/Swords series (which also goes by many names). TSR did a version of it back in the day (They also did a Conan RPG), but more recently Savage Worlds (https://peginc.com/savage-settings/lankhmar/) and Dungeon Crawl Classics have had versions (https://goodman-games.com/store/product/dungeon-crawl-classics-lankhmar-boxed-set/?srsltid=AfmBOorRtLNHvompfQQDDHlgcPfAD_g_HGtv8lfDcGpxTwl6QKzdjNQN).
Savage Worlds has settings for all kinds of stuff, but the one I noticed is missing from your list is Solomon Kane. Unfortunately, they seem to have scrubbed the old book from their website now that they're kickstarting a new one (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/806316071/the-savage-world-of-solomon-kane-rpg).
I'd add Punkapocalyptic (https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/304311/punkapocalyptic-the-rpg) to the Fallout, Borderlands and/or Mad Max adaptation lists. At a stretch, you could maybe use it to run Trigun.
I'm sure I'll think of more.
Quote from: D-ko on February 01, 2025, 03:01:51 PMThis list represents the work of various people from around the world who wanted to find a way to make lesser-known systems more accessible to newcomers as well as keep alive the history of licensed roleplaying games. It's for those who are searching for a system that meshes well with ideas they already have but don't know where to begin. It's for those who ask, "what system is best for ______" but the replies never come. I've compiled the original PDF down into a more readable and less bloated Excel sheet which has been converted back to PDF to share here. Links have been updated and the focus is on usability. Suggestions are welcome, but please make sure your suggestion isn't already listed-- you might be surprised at the scope of this project!
D-ko, can you share the Excel original or perhaps make it available as a Google Sheets page?
It seems like it would be most useful long-term if it was in a format that people could add to.
Some of these are novelties, but Wendys: Feast of Legends is a very solid game system. This is not a knock at other novelty franchises.
Quote from: ForgottenF on February 12, 2025, 10:49:14 AMThere is an OSR Berserk game floating around on the internet. I can't find a link but I think I have the pdf somewhere. I could maybe upload it to Archive.org or something. I'll let you know if I can.
There's also Sacrifice: An Incense and Iron RPG (https://blackoathgames.com/store/sacrifice-an-incense-iron-rpg), which is very directly a Berserk RPG under another name.
Speaking of which, there's also Syma: Incense and Iron Dungeoncrawling which I have heard described as a bit of an unofficial adaptation of Dark Souls, and the official Dark Souls RPG Books that came out for 5th edition. There's also the Eldritch Hunt Kickstarter, which is an unofficial adaptation of Bloodborne.
There's the Elfquest RPG, which Chaosium is bringing back for nostalgia bucks (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/chaosium/elfquest-classic)
There are many, many RPG adaptations of Fritz Leiber's Lankhmar/Fafhrd & The Grey Mouser/Swords series (which also goes by many names). TSR did a version of it back in the day (They also did a Conan RPG), but more recently Savage Worlds (https://peginc.com/savage-settings/lankhmar/) and Dungeon Crawl Classics have had versions (https://goodman-games.com/store/product/dungeon-crawl-classics-lankhmar-boxed-set/?srsltid=AfmBOorRtLNHvompfQQDDHlgcPfAD_g_HGtv8lfDcGpxTwl6QKzdjNQN).
Savage Worlds has settings for all kinds of stuff, but the one I noticed is missing from your list is Solomon Kane. Unfortunately, they seem to have scrubbed the old book from their website now that they're kickstarting a new one (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/806316071/the-savage-world-of-solomon-kane-rpg).
I'd add Punkapocalyptic (https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/304311/punkapocalyptic-the-rpg) to the Fallout, Borderlands and/or Mad Max adaptation lists. At a stretch, you could maybe use it to run Trigun.
I'm sure I'll think of more.
I was thinking Berserk would work very well as OSR so not shocked systems for it exist in that format.
Some very intriguing suggestions that I'll sort through soon. I'll be brief tonight because my area has a huge winter storm hitting tomorrow that we're all prepping for, but it'll probably leave me with plenty of free time the next few days.
Jhkim, I'm perfectly willing to provide you the raw Excel file. I don't think this website allows attaching such a file but perhaps I could rename it as a PDF and then drop it here. Name your method of delivery and I'll send it over the weekend. Unfortunately, I've seen that with a live spreadsheet, while perfectly sensible, it also brings with it a sense of apathy and lack of urgency, progress or excitement, not to mention vandalism. Prove me wrong and I'll gladly shift over to that but I just haven't seen it work.
Jhkim, holy shit... you run this site? I feel like I owe you something. What a masterful list you have there.
https://www.darkshire.net/jhkim/rpg/encyclopedia/
Quote from: D-ko on February 13, 2025, 01:34:00 PMJhkim, holy shit... you run this site? I feel like I owe you something. What a masterful list you have there.
https://www.darkshire.net/jhkim/rpg/encyclopedia/
Yeah, that's me. It hasn't been updated in years, though. Partly, the number of new RPGs each year has exploded since 2018 - what with all the Kickstarters and such.
D-ko, do you know how to do DMs (direct messages) on therpgsite yet? If so, DM me and I'll give you my email or a Dropbox link.
Agreed. This list got dropped around that time period partially because of that and I'm crazy enough to slowly take it back on. Congrats on your work-- it serves as a far better list than probably anything else including the usual wikis and such.
Let's try this. Download the following attachment and then just erase the '.PDF' portion. It should work, provided you have Excel. Let me know. Unfortunately, I'm continually adding and erasing. I can drop both when I do a monthly drop though. All this info isn't really copyrightable or anything so you're welcome to do what you want with it. I'm actually interested in getting you info for your site now. Our goals aren't terrible different here and that's interesting.
Cool. If you don't mind, I have put it up in Google Sheets.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15nINmu3LA0Y8AlX7Eyy3a4Ma9wg9F97J04VaZEgfPW8/edit?gid=484538647
This is world-viewable and editable, and people can comment with their suggested additions or corrections. It's similar to what Ocule did with his "Consumer's Guide to RPGs" that is stickied in the top of this forum.
I'll take it down if you don't like that, though.
That's fine. I'll pull from it and compare it against my own before a monthly drop. That should actually work fine. I appreciate you doing that. Merging all the data might get a tad tricky but all least it will all exist and Excel/Sheets is way better for data merging than other methods so that works out.
Wow, that does look nice and it's far more responsive than I remember Sheets being. Maybe you'll convert me. Maybe. :D
Quote from: D-ko on February 13, 2025, 07:46:49 PMWow, that does look nice and it's far more responsive than I remember Sheets being. Maybe you'll convert me. Maybe. :D
I'm going to push a little more, and suggest you give editing in Sheets a try to decide. :D I can give you edit access to that doc.
I know Excel is better at other things, but the selling point for me was collaborative editing and versioning. Multiple people can update that doc, and anyone always links to the latest, while still being able to access earlier versions and see what edits people made.
Quote from: Cathode Ray on February 12, 2025, 02:54:50 PMSome of these are novelties, but Wendys: Feast of Legends is a very solid game system. This is not a knock at other novelty franchises.
OMG! I totally forgot about that one! It's a crazy fun playable RPG.
missing from list:
Doctor Who RPG done in the 80s by FASA.
James Bond was done in the 80s by Avalon Hill (I think).
Judge Dredd was done in the 80s by Games Workshop.
Quote from: blackstone on February 14, 2025, 11:16:21 AMmissing from list:
Doctor Who RPG done in the 80s by FASA.
James Bond was done in the 80s by Avalon Hill (I think).
Judge Dredd was done in the 80s by Games Workshop.
Noted. I added those into the online list.
Quote from: jhkim on February 14, 2025, 01:51:38 AMQuote from: D-ko on February 13, 2025, 07:46:49 PMWow, that does look nice and it's far more responsive than I remember Sheets being. Maybe you'll convert me. Maybe. :D
I'm going to push a little more, and suggest you give editing in Sheets a try to decide. :D I can give you edit access to that doc.
I know Excel is better at other things, but the selling point for me was collaborative editing and versioning. Multiple people can update that doc, and anyone always links to the latest, while still being able to access earlier versions and see what edits people made.
Does Sheets export as PDF without issue? I like hard copies. The edit history could prove useful, for sure too.
Quote from: blackstone on February 14, 2025, 11:12:35 AMQuote from: Cathode Ray on February 12, 2025, 02:54:50 PMSome of these are novelties, but Wendys: Feast of Legends is a very solid game system. This is not a knock at other novelty franchises.
OMG! I totally forgot about that one! It's a crazy fun playable RPG.
I'd love to find a working link for it that doesn't feel spammy. Archive.org has it but I don't know how the moderators here feel about direct-linking unlicensed mass-archiving sites.
Judge Dredd 2000 link is already non-functional. Not sure what happened there. Also, Princess Bride is spelled bridge. That's my bad. That RPG has a weird history but it did exist for a brief moment. Used copies going for $75+ right now.
And apparently Warcraft and WoW had tabletop RPGs... 2003/2005. In fact, I'm having a vague recollection of Diablo or something having an official d20 system but I'll need to refresh my memory on that.
Ah, here it is. https://www.nobleknight.com/Products/Diablo-d20
And of course the D&D cartoon had an official d20 mini-pdf themed around the characters.
Quote from: blackstone on February 14, 2025, 11:16:21 AMmissing from list:
Doctor Who RPG done in the 80s by FASA.
James Bond was done in the 80s by Avalon Hill (I think).
Judge Dredd was done in the 80s by Games Workshop.
So I've heard that Judge Dredd is impossible to find, there's no scans or anything
Quote from: D-ko on February 14, 2025, 03:24:56 PMJudge Dredd 2000 link is already non-functional. Not sure what happened there. Also, Princess Bride is spelled bridge. That's my bad. That RPG has a weird history but it did exist for a brief moment. Used copies going for $75+ right now.
And apparently Warcraft and WoW had tabletop RPGs... 2003/2005. In fact, I'm having a vague recollection of Diablo or something having an official d20 system but I'll need to refresh my memory on that.
Ah, here it is. https://www.nobleknight.com/Products/Diablo-d20
And of course the D&D cartoon had an official d20 mini-pdf themed around the characters.
Edit: Calorum link not working... and it's to a Google Docs page. Well that's odd.
The Warcraft (pre WOW) one was a 3X thing, I think by WOTC themselves
Quote from: Witch Hunter Siegfried on February 15, 2025, 08:52:05 PMQuote from: blackstone on February 14, 2025, 11:16:21 AMmissing from list:
Doctor Who RPG done in the 80s by FASA.
James Bond was done in the 80s by Avalon Hill (I think).
Judge Dredd was done in the 80s by Games Workshop.
So I've heard that Judge Dredd is impossible to find, there's no scans or anything
Judge Dredd RPG (GW) - Game Masters Book is the corebook? Because it's floating around on the surface.
Edit: Ah, I see that it's not.
@jhkim, check your PMs. Let's get things rolling. It's going to be too much of a hassle trying to maintain two lists, so I'd like to team up. Just have to agree on formatting and figure out why Sheets doesn't like linking certain valid links (?).
https://sidekick.evilgeniusgames.com/store-library/the-agency-files
Men In Black
Copying and pasting in Sheets is far more reliable than Excel. I've found that nice already.
Should franchises like The Thing and The Last Of Us not start with 'the'? I should probably remain consistent but then, I automatically add 'the' to these without thinking.
Last Of Us, The
Thing, The
Everything seems to be caught up for now, otherwise.
Quote from: D-ko on February 18, 2025, 02:54:45 PMLast Of Us, The
Thing, The
That's the proper way to do it, if I recall.
Yeah, I'll get that updated tonight and continue filing like that into the future. Thanks.
A lot of these franchises have resource books that read like an RPG aside from no system. Am I going overboard adding a new sheet with those? Useful to anyone? Would be really fun for me to organize.
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81-dr-2FbZS._SL1500_.jpg)
Quote from: D-ko on February 20, 2025, 02:50:47 PMA lot of these franchises have resource books that read like an RPG aside from no system. Am I going overboard adding a new sheet with those? Useful to anyone? Would be really fun for me to organize.
Those looks awesome. go for it. I love reading those kinds of setting books. It makes sense for them to be separated from books with actual rules content.
The old list attempted to do both and it got really messy, but I like the idea of having them listed. Thanks.
Quote from: D-ko on February 20, 2025, 02:50:47 PMA lot of these franchises have resource books that read like an RPG aside from no system. Am I going overboard adding a new sheet with those? Useful to anyone? Would be really fun for me to organize.
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81-dr-2FbZS._SL1500_.jpg)
Halo already has a system https://www.patreon.com/Vorked (you don't have to pay for it he just hosts it here), also it's got a bunch of conversions to other series (Know the guy who commissioned a few of the weebshit ones, he's in my campaign of that Fate RPG), so add those to the list too.
Very nice; thanks.
Hold up-- why does Halo: Mythic have two Patreons? Is this some kind of fork? Ah, it's the same author. Never mind.
400+ page game there. Wow, didn't realize how expansive it was.
Quote from: D-ko on February 28, 2025, 04:18:46 PMVery nice; thanks.
Hold up-- why does Halo: Mythic have two Patreons? Is this some kind of fork? Ah, it's the same author. Never mind.
400+ page game there. Wow, didn't realize how expansive it was.
Unlike alot of these it's also a completely original system (100DOS) rather then being based on something else or a combination
Saw SCP on the list and remembered it recently got it's own system. https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/334521/scp-the-tabletop-rpg-first-edition
EDIT: 2nd edition exists and is free too so that's the one I'd suggest linking https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/474650/scp-the-tabletop-rpg-2nd-edition-full-book-free
Quote from: Witch Hunter Siegfried on March 01, 2025, 01:36:38 AMSaw SCP on the list and remembered it recently got it's own system. https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/334521/scp-the-tabletop-rpg-first-edition
EDIT: 2nd edition is apparently free too https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/474650/scp-the-tabletop-rpg-2nd-edition-full-book-free?src=also_purchased
Wow! 1st ed. was notoriously broken but for free, I'll list 2nd ed. Thank you.
Edit: yeah, they fixed a lot. I had no idea they made a second edition.
"Instead of skills having decimal places to break ties, skills are
whole numbers."
So, apparently I'm not allowed to edit the OP anymore. Current document is here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15nINmu3LA0Y8AlX7Eyy3a4Ma9wg9F97J04VaZEgfPW8/
Wishing everyone a happy March!
Is there a tabletop RPG with Leprechauns?
I've never seen FLCL but I don't trust Mediafire links to stay up so put it on IA if you'd rather replace the link with that. https://archive.org/details/flcl-f-3
Quote from: D-ko on March 01, 2025, 01:43:01 AMQuote from: Witch Hunter Siegfried on March 01, 2025, 01:36:38 AMSaw SCP on the list and remembered it recently got it's own system. https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/334521/scp-the-tabletop-rpg-first-edition
EDIT: 2nd edition is apparently free too https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/474650/scp-the-tabletop-rpg-2nd-edition-full-book-free?src=also_purchased
Wow! 1st ed. was notoriously broken but for free, I'll list 2nd ed. Thank you.
Edit: yeah, they fixed a lot. I had no idea they made a second edition.
"Instead of skills having decimal places to break ties, skills are
whole numbers."
Just remembered seeing it so looked it up Drivethru and found it there, know nothing of the system, it being listed as "first edition" clued me in that a 2E must exist.
Quote from: D-ko on March 01, 2025, 02:18:02 AMSo, apparently I'm not allowed to edit the OP anymore. Current document is here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15nINmu3LA0Y8AlX7Eyy3a4Ma9wg9F97J04VaZEgfPW8/
Wishing everyone a happy March!
Is there a tabletop RPG with Leprechauns?
Also for Yuugiflowers it got a fan made remake essentially, as it's apparently quite janky https://docs.google.com/document/d/101ttpNOmt9N5B9Dz11ZolkA9sFKfkIAxWUWYeVoPfcc/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.iz64syuft5bf
Also here's one for The Elder Scrolls series https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pTgTN2aJUoY95JtquowagfUJLL7tCQYhzJKcCAcbvio/edit?tab=t.0
Thank you, and good thinking. While some Mediafire links can remain up for a surprising amount of time, it's best to link to somewhere with more longevity. I've been hesitant about linking Archive.org directly since it hosts so much unlicensed content but the robustness is attractive. I think it will be fine for freebie games.
I'll update those when I wake up. Been awake far too long.
This list is missing Morrigan Press' RPG book on The Terran Trade Authority. The book sucks big time, doesn't have scenarios, is extremely unfaithful to the source material, and the book puts Morrigan press at least yellow on the woke list for injecting left-wing politics. and a passive-aggressive mockery of religion into the material, but it's still based on an IP, and not on the list yet.
2006, right? It's there now. I'm putting the list in my signature so people have readily available access to the newest 'live' version.
Found another official
Batman RPG https://monolithedition.com/en/portfolio/batman-gotham-city-chronicles-the-roleplaying-game/
Edit: and the quick start rules https://the-overlord.net/index.php?/files/file/184-quickstart-en-v1web/
Whoa. Nice find.
Edit: Everything should be up to date now.
I'd suggest adding
MERP (Middle Earth Role Play) for LOTR, also minor note the 2 Stargate RPGs are different games, The original is essentially Spycraft 1.5 (know this as my friend loves it lol)
Edit: There's also an official D&D 5th conversion based on One Ring https://freeleaguepublishing.com/games/the-lord-of-the-rings-roleplaying/
And this exists too: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings_Roleplaying_Game
EDIT EDIT: This too though it's arguably MERP basic: http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Lord_of_the_Rings_Adventure_Game
LOTR is a franchise so closely tied to D&D that there's probably dozens of systems that would suit it perfectly. I haven't put much effort into that one yet, so thanks.
I'll need to look into the two Stargate games more deeply, then. I was under the impression that they were both similar but one was for D20 and one for 5E. If it's more nuanced than that, I'll certainly separate them.
Quote from: D-ko on March 03, 2025, 12:42:04 AMLOTR is a franchise so closely tied to D&D that there's probably dozens of systems that would suit it perfectly. I haven't put much effort into that one yet, so thanks.
I'll need to look into the two Stargate games more deeply, then. I was under the impression that they were both similar but one was for D20 and one for 5E. If it's more nuanced than that, I'll certainly separate them.
Spycraft is D20, though it's heavily modified to the point it's not even really compatible, The later 2E isn't even D20 anymore.
Quote from: Cathode Ray on February 12, 2025, 02:54:50 PMSome of these are novelties, but Wendys: Feast of Legends is a very solid game system. This is not a knock at other novelty franchises.
The one review Heard wasn't exactly glowing lol https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQBK3Sp-YeU
If you'd prefer I made a PDF version of the Gensokyo D20 stuff (you could also add it as a second option) https://archive.org/details/gensokyo-d-20/mode/2up
Been at work all day. Lemme take a look.
Yeah, I like that. Thank you.
Are these names presented correctly?
Danmaku Hanamatsuri: Kagura
Danmaku Yuugi: Flowers
Quote from: D-ko on March 04, 2025, 03:26:22 AMAre these names presented correctly?
Danmaku Hanamatsuri: Kagura
Danmaku Yuugi: Flowers
Think so!
Quote from: Witch Hunter Siegfried on March 04, 2025, 02:46:05 AMIf you'd prefer I made a PDF version of the Gensokyo D20 stuff (you could also add it as a second option) https://archive.org/details/gensokyo-d-20/mode/2up
Forgot to say I still don't have the missing rules (I've been hunting but haven't found them yet) so I'd suggest keeping the old note there (noticed you removed it is why I said it), I'll mention it here if they turn up.
Ah, okay. You explain it on the archive page but I can leave it there too
The Wendy's one was a free PDF BTW, so should be fair game to link an IA archive of it now that the site's down, it's not unlicensed scans.
https://archive.org/details/feast-of-legends
https://archive.org/details/wendys-feast-of-legends-character-sheets/mode/2up
Also something just as wild of an idea as the Wendy's RPG, NASA made a D&D adventure as well, not sure if it should be added as it's not a system (it's mainly made for 5E but due to Government rules they can't outright say that) https://science.nasa.gov/mission/hubble/multimedia/online-activities/the-lost-universe/
Yes, and of course! How could I forget NASA's? Thanks again.
NP, forgot to mention, for Phantasmal Land I made fillable character sheets on the IA page if you'd prefer to link that one instead of the archived site https://archive.org/details/touhou-tale-of-phantasmal-land/Touhou%20Tale%20of%20Phantasmal%20Land%20Character%20Sheet/
Had a hunch and sure enough SST had a Roleplaying game (know NOTHING on it) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starship_Troopers:_The_Roleplaying_Game
A couple off Data Fortress 2020 (All Cyberpunk 2020 Conversions)
Ghost in the Shell: http://datafortress2020.com/fileproject/details.php?image_id=777
Apple Seed (saw on the list so remind me of this conversion here, found the site originally from Interlock Unlimited) http://datafortress2020.com/fileproject/details.php?image_id=471
Guardians of Order made a game based on Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai starring Forest Whitaker. It's not really a franchise. Still an odd choice for a licensed rpg. It's the first one I remember seeing where the default style of play was 1 player and 1 gm.
Also for one no one here's probably heard of, Legendaria, it's a play by text RPG (as in that's what it's exclusively built for) inspired by Fate (the series my PFP is from, not the RPG) was told about it by one of the players in my campaign https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/385800/legendaria-core-rulebook-expansions
Also they made a Not-Soul-Eater game too ((Black)Paper Moon is even the name of one of it's opening songs lol) https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/463519/black-paper-moon
Wow! Some interesting finds. Your contributions are very appreciated. I recently had an unexpected family tragedy so I might be away for a bit, but keep the thoughts coming!
https://archive.org/details/digimon-tamers-in-the-world-of-digital-darkness/Digimon-Tamers-in-the-world-of-Digital-Darkness/ Also here's a Digimon World of Darkness hack if you want to add it.
Quote from: D-ko on March 06, 2025, 03:17:17 AMWow! Some interesting finds. Your contributions are very appreciated. I recently had an unexpected family tragedy so I might be away for a bit, but keep the thoughts coming!
What can I say, I find weird project RPGs interesting and like them being easier to find, That's why I've uploaded so many to TTS and IA, So this is the perfect place to unleash my tisms with it
Here's a D&D 3.5 hack for Disgaea https://archive.org/details/roleplaying-in-the-disgaeaverse
Apparently Star Trek had a ton back in the day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Star_Trek_games#Role-playing_games
Also this exists for the pun https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/391608/dread-dredd
I'm more scared of sorting through Star Trek RPGs than LOTR... 🤣🤣🤣
Star Trek fans were cosplaying & roleplaying in large groups *way* before Vampire The Masquerade was a thing.
Here's one for Avatar the Last Airbender https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar_Legends:_The_Roleplaying_Game
Quote from: D-ko on March 06, 2025, 03:52:43 AMI'm more scared of sorting through Star Trek RPGs than LOTR... 🤣🤣🤣
Star Trek fans were cosplaying & roleplaying in large groups *way* before Vampire The Masquerade was a thing.
More then one of them are so old they predate The Next Generation lol
Some '70s navels and even a proto-furry. Y'all been warned.
https://www.reddit.com/r/OldSchoolCool/comments/vondxk/cosplayers_at_a_star_trek_convention_1976_photo/
When he gets a second, @jhkim should enlighten us on the history of Star Trek related to tabletop gaming. I know he knows at least more than most. Early BBS communication was even utilized if I remember right.
Quote from: D-ko on March 06, 2025, 04:06:35 AMWhen he gets a second, @jhkim should enlighten us on the history of Star Trek related to tabletop gaming. I know he knows at least more than most. Early BBS communication was even utilized if I remember right.
Would say I'm surprised but Star Trek is PRIME nerd-shit so not really.
Also for Mythic these are the conversions it has "Arknights, Lost Planet, Titanfall, Helldivers, Azure Lane, Gears of War, The Middle Ages, and 2 for Warhammer 40K, one for the Imperium and one for the Tau." to quote myself lol , and that's just currently, we're getting a Metal Gear one soon and there's some that are only on older version of the game.
Interesting. Do you happen to know if that old VtM/Warhammer crossover game is actually playable or a meme?
https://efangamez.itch.io/grim-retro-fps-ttrpg Found one based on Boomer shooters (Doom, Quake, ETC)
Another game of his assumidly very similar and emulating the same thing https://efangamez.itch.io/mourn-a-retro-fps-styled-ttrpg
Quote from: D-ko on March 06, 2025, 04:38:30 AMInteresting. Do you happen to know if that old VtM/Warhammer crossover game is actually playable or a meme?
I never heard of that one TBH.
It was called something weird like Dungeons: The Dragoning 40,000 or something like that. I can't remember or seem to find it right now.
Posting the following so I don't forget to check it. Off to bed. It's nearly 3 am here.
https://static.wikitide.net/1d6chanwiki/0/0a/Futurama_Cosmic_Patrol.pdf
Oh, I think I found it.
http://lawfulnice.blogspot.com/
Quote from: D-ko on March 06, 2025, 04:52:20 AMOh, I think I found it.
http://lawfulnice.blogspot.com/
The links are dead sadly.
MOAR
https://renegadegamestudios.com/power-rangers-roleplaying-game-core-rulebook/
https://renegadegamestudios.com/g-i-joe-roleplaying-game-core-rulebook/
https://renegadegamestudios.com/transformers-roleplaying-game-core-rulebook/
A Fate 5E hack, it's weird, it's a 7 player (8 with GM) PVP play by text game, based on the idea of playing out a Holy Grail War https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-LxOWX0sXz0Ejndlj7gt there was also a 3X hack based on the same idea but it was horribly balanced to the point it's creator said as much and wanted to redo it and never did lol
Quote from: D-ko on March 06, 2025, 04:06:35 AMEarly BBS communication was even utilized if I remember right.
Who uses a BBS? Huge loser geeks, that's who! Them and their beep-boop-sqweeeeee modems.
Seriously though, I finally got around to reading through your huge list of stuff and it's extremely impressive. This is a solid resource.
Where's the Conan? I've heard that the Mongoose Conan RPG is good, basically a 3ed fork.
Found Note Pad Anon's stuff via the list so suggesting a few more things of his
Bridge Commander is an Evangelion like
Deep Blue Girls is inspired by Kanti-Colection and Azure Lane
Iron Caskets: Steel Glory has a Girls Und Panzer variant
Project Sidewinder Would work for Ace Combat or Project Wingman I'd assume (The later being a clone of the former)
Cruelty Squad The Physical Sensation Edition is an adaption of Cruelty Squad
Danmaku Rhapsody of Spirit Axcelerate is yet another Touhou game (Apparently Jank and getting a remake)
Endless Adventures is based off the Endless series (IE Endless Space, Endless Legend ETC)
Fear and Hunger: Solus in Somnium is based on Fear and Hunger
Stopping here for the adaptations part of the site as they're all obvious thankfully.
Quote from: Zenoguy3 on March 06, 2025, 12:55:51 PMWhere's the Conan? I've heard that the Mongoose Conan RPG is good, basically a 3ed fork.
The Mongoose Atlantean Edition is in my top 5 of RPGs, all-time. It's essentially D&D 3rd with Conan trappings, so you have to view it from that lens. Once you embrace the tactical combat nature of it, pretty much 98% my ideal wargame coupled with some roleplaying.
Quote from: Zenoguy3 on March 06, 2025, 12:55:51 PMWhere's the Conan? I've heard that the Mongoose Conan RPG is good, basically a 3ed fork.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conan:_Adventures_in_an_Age_Undreamed_Of The current system for it.
Apparently there was a Lone Wolf RPG by Mongoose-- this is getting exciting. Making note of it here so I don't forget by tomorrow.
Quote from: Witch Hunter Siegfried on March 07, 2025, 01:43:37 AMProject Sidewinder Would work for Ace Combat or Project Wingman I'd assume (The later being a clone of the former)
It's closest to Area 88.
That Risus game mentioned on the list has a fair few conversions https://www.risusiverse.com/home/settings
Yeah, many are incomplete but I do intend on sorting through them. The playground one is a perfect system for Disney's Recess. Genius, really.
Quote from: Witch Hunter Siegfried on March 05, 2025, 10:24:37 PMNP, forgot to mention, for Phantasmal Land I made fillable character sheets on the IA page if you'd prefer to link that one instead of the archived site https://archive.org/details/touhou-tale-of-phantasmal-land/Touhou%20Tale%20of%20Phantasmal%20Land%20Character%20Sheet/
Meaning that it can be filled in browser or a PDF viewer.
https://www.shrinemaiden.org/forum/index.php?topic=13885.0 Also while I haven't too much of this and don't really know the system, there's some fan made Errata for Phantasmal Land aswell which might be worth looking at.
Stumbled on this, a Cyberpunk 2020 fanbook to play in the 2070s (Ergo when 2077 and Edgerunners is set)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/11korIaviKeAZZ6RtTxZCmyluBGhwaJHl/view
And here's a similar one for Red (the other one with permission borrows from here), though we're getting this officially at some point soon https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VUE4hNCgCoCigSw8UlE-Q_lg5FfzZmIX3pqoCEU7H3o/edit?tab=t.0
For Gundam, Gundam Senki is a book for Mektron (which is already super Gundam inspired lol, even it's edition name "Zeta" is a reference, so I'd suggest adding it for Gundam)), also it was never officially translated due to R Talsorian apparently not being able to find someone, here's a (incomplete) fan translation https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B5t7EShjibTTbzlUWVRIRlhnS0U?resourcekey=0-PK_g3VYs7pUVGgUBljP32g&usp=drive_link
This is some great stuff. Tonight I should have time to go through it.
I've been writing a eulogy and need more time before I get back to this. I haven't forgotten-- just not in a good emotional state to accurately sort and list these.
Found a Sea of Thieves one https://www.mongoosepublishing.com/collections/sea-of-thieves
Quote from: D-ko on March 12, 2025, 10:24:32 PMI've been writing a eulogy and need more time before I get back to this. I haven't forgotten-- just not in a good emotional state to accurately sort and list these.
You're good man, take all of the time you need.
Quote from: Witch Hunter Siegfried on March 07, 2025, 01:43:37 AMFound Note Pad Anon's stuff via the list so suggesting a few more things of his
Bridge Commander is an Evangelion like
Deep Blue Girls is inspired by Kanti-Colection and Azure Lane
Iron Caskets: Steel Glory has a Girls Und Panzer variant
Project Sidewinder Would work for Ace Combat or Project Wingman I'd assume (The later being a clone of the former)
Cruelty Squad The Physical Sensation Edition is an adaption of Cruelty Squad
Danmaku Rhapsody of Spirit Axcelerate is yet another Touhou game (Apparently Jank and getting a remake)
Endless Adventures is based off the Endless series (IE Endless Space, Endless Legend ETC)
Fear and Hunger: Solus in Somnium is based on Fear and Hunger
Stopping here for the adaptations part of the site as they're all obvious thankfully.
There's an official Kantai one, but all I can find of the fan translation is the TTS mod (the link is old and dead and the download doesn't work on IA) https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=521711216&searchtext=Kan-colle
Also suggestion, especially given how far down Fate/Lonely Dance is on the page I'd suggest linking right to it rather then the Sprug site https://drive.google.com/file/d/10d3MJzRTYaLx8__TxcjaGWkN9iuJAbKn/view
Touhou with Licensing is weird, Zun allows anyone to make fan works without a cut or the like, now Naratograph he contributed too, but Yuugi Flowers was sold at Comiket or something like that.
https://www.therpgsite.com/pen-paper-roleplaying-games-rpgs-discussion/fan-rpgs-that-are-better-than-the-officially-licensed-product/ Found another related thread here.
Quote from: Witch Hunter Siegfried on March 07, 2025, 01:43:37 AMFear and Hunger: Solus in Somnium is based on Fear and Hunger
Wow. Imagine seeing that on a convention roster. "Fun for all ages, " they said! Bring the kids!
Quote from: Witch Hunter Siegfried on March 16, 2025, 01:06:50 AMhttps://www.therpgsite.com/pen-paper-roleplaying-games-rpgs-discussion/fan-rpgs-that-are-better-than-the-officially-licensed-product/ Found another related thread here.
From the other thread here's Pax Cybertronica a Transformers fan RPG https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1QQvMgA-bJALre4EQ0LdIIvZzM0FresA47On_RpZxVgM/mobilebasic#heading=h.6gk9bloaqfnb
Btw the instructions for the stranger things D&D adventure is just the quick start rules and not the adventure, also IK Record Lodross War is based on a D&D Basic campaign so that could work for it, or Sword World which has official supliments and a fan translation project.
Edit: completely rewrote the post as I missed Terra Primate already being on the list lol
Tonight I will catch everything up-- finally got through the grief process. I feel fine now apart from that I really need to get this list caught up.
Quote from: Witch Hunter Siegfried on March 05, 2025, 10:24:37 PMNP, forgot to mention, for Phantasmal Land I made fillable character sheets on the IA page if you'd prefer to link that one instead of the archived site https://archive.org/details/touhou-tale-of-phantasmal-land/Touhou%20Tale%20of%20Phantasmal%20Land%20Character%20Sheet/
Made a section for character sheets because it's gonna clutter the main page the way it's set up but archiving character sheets is obviously an important part of this!
Quote from: Witch Hunter Siegfried on March 05, 2025, 11:06:30 PMA couple off Data Fortress 2020 (All Cyberpunk 2020 Conversions)
Ghost in the Shell: http://datafortress2020.com/fileproject/details.php?image_id=777
Apple Seed (saw on the list so remind me of this conversion here, found the site originally from Interlock Unlimited) http://datafortress2020.com/fileproject/details.php?image_id=471
these appear to be PDF versions of the ones already listed? unsure if there's any difference or which should be prioritized
Quote from: yosemitemike on March 05, 2025, 11:11:39 PMGuardians of Order made a game based on Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai starring Forest Whitaker. It's not really a franchise. Still an odd choice for a licensed rpg. It's the first one I remember seeing where the default style of play was 1 player and 1 gm.
Rare and appreciated.
Quote from: Witch Hunter Siegfried on March 06, 2025, 03:11:24 AMAlso for one no one here's probably heard of, Legendaria, it's a play by text RPG (as in that's what it's exclusively built for) inspired by Fate (the series my PFP is from, not the RPG) was told about it by one of the players in my campaign https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/385800/legendaria-core-rulebook-expansions
Also they made a Not-Soul-Eater game too ((Black)Paper Moon is even the name of one of it's opening songs lol) https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/463519/black-paper-moon
Vindicated just got their 'Spellslingers' back after a huge legal battle that cost the creator his girlfriend.
Okay, everything should be accounted for. A few things I need to put way more time than a night into, listed in the new 'notes' section, but I'm going to call this up-to-date now. Whew. And thanks to Jhkim for adding the new 'licensed?' column and being a collaborator in this. It's a dream come true working with a person who inspired what I'm doing in the first place!
Edit: I see a few of the early suggestions were actually never added and I will be double-checking for accuracy later this week since some have been missed.
Bridge Commander is certainly based on Evangelion but you're commanding NERV, not simply piloting mechs. Interesting.
Quote from: D-ko on March 21, 2025, 01:20:11 AMQuote from: Witch Hunter Siegfried on March 05, 2025, 10:24:37 PMNP, forgot to mention, for Phantasmal Land I made fillable character sheets on the IA page if you'd prefer to link that one instead of the archived site https://archive.org/details/touhou-tale-of-phantasmal-land/Touhou%20Tale%20of%20Phantasmal%20Land%20Character%20Sheet/
Made a section for character sheets because it's gonna clutter the main page the way it's set up but archiving character sheets is obviously an important part of this!
The sheet and the book are included here BTW, That's the magic of the Internet Archive.
Quote from: D-ko on March 21, 2025, 01:23:48 AMQuote from: Witch Hunter Siegfried on March 05, 2025, 11:06:30 PMA couple off Data Fortress 2020 (All Cyberpunk 2020 Conversions)
Ghost in the Shell: http://datafortress2020.com/fileproject/details.php?image_id=777
Apple Seed (saw on the list so remind me of this conversion here, found the site originally from Interlock Unlimited) http://datafortress2020.com/fileproject/details.php?image_id=471
these appear to be PDF versions of the ones already listed? unsure if there's any difference or which should be prioritized
Missed the fact that they're there already MB but I prefer PDFs as they're savable and don't require internet (plus DF 2020 hasn't been touched in awhile that's why I put the Interlock Unlimited books on IA in case it goes down)
Also suggestion for the chart, I think an indicator next to licensed if it's not stating if it's based on a series directly or just inspired/compatible
Can you explain that further? I'm under the impression that it means that there's a joint cooperation between the actual franchise owner and the system developer. I admit there's confusion when it comes to properties inside of properties such as with Borderlands doing a tabletop game of a tabletop game inside the Borderlands universe. It makes me want to spin a spinning top just to keep track of which reality I'm in.
And Hunter, I don't know how you're grouping things on Archive but that's really neat. Updated that link.
Quote from: D-ko on March 21, 2025, 12:43:28 PMCan you explain that further? I'm under the impression that it means that there's a joint cooperation between the actual franchise owner and the system developer. I admit there's confusion when it comes to properties inside of properties such as with Borderlands doing a tabletop game of a tabletop game inside the Borderlands universe. It makes me want to spin a spinning top just to keep track of which reality I'm in.
I just meant a difference between fan games and games that'd work for a series but aren't explicitly based on it.
Quote from: D-ko on March 21, 2025, 12:46:20 PMAnd Hunter, I don't know how you're grouping things on Archive but that's really neat. Updated that link.
That's just how IA works, It's part of why I use it for uploading stuff (well that and no retarded requirements to download stuff like Scribd does)